The big classical music event of January in our area was the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra’s concert at the Woodstock Playhouse...

Saturday, September 2: Ingrid Sertso, Karl Berger and their All-Star Octet to honor the great experimental jazz trumpeter

Saturday, July 8: His source material comes from the works of Hildegard von Bingen, the great 12th-century mystic nun.

The audience responded to contemporary music string quartet called ETHEL enthusiastically.

After 101 seasons of chamber music in the woods, you might think that Maverick Concerts doesn’t need to make any...

His “Winner’s Concert” will be an all-American program, including works of Sousa, Copland, Gershwin (an original work for strings!), Chawick,...

Barbara Pickhardt, music director of Ars Choralis, has a knack for presenting ambitious theme programs which often really teach us...

Yalin Chi From past experience I was expecting a fine performance from pianist Yalin Chi at Saugerties Pro Musica on...

Starts Saturday, March 4. Three years ago, composer George Tsontakis launched an improbable series of piano recitals at his hometown...

I have never heard the WCO sound as good as it did during this concert, under the direction of William...

On January 14, William Stevens will demonstrate his qualifications for conducting a small symphony orchestra as the latest candidate for...

Tsontakis, who lives in a home overlooking the Ashokan Reservoir, won the two biggest prizes in classical music composing: the...

Rebecca Hartka and Inesa Sinkevych With the Maverick Concerts season just recently ended, I’m particularly thankful for Saugerties Pro Musica...

Inesa Sinkevych Two years ago, a little-known Ukrainian-American pianist named Inesa Sinkevych made her area debut at a Saugerties Pro...

We had a world record five classical Maverick Concerts since my last column a mere two weeks ago. The first,...

The Festival runs from August 4 to 7 at various locales in Phoenicia, with “main stage” events at Phoenicia Park....

Douglas Williams and Talise Travigne in Iris. The upcoming Bard performances will be the first professional stagings of the opera...

(Photo by Dion Ogust) Maverick Concerts’ classical series got off to a rousing start with two strong quartets (not a...

(Photo by Dion Ogust) When I went backstage during intermission of the first regular season Maverick Concert, I spoke with...

(Photo by Dion Ogust) The Maverick Concerts season opens this weekend with a Young People’s Concert by Elizabeth Mitchell &...